Kuortane
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| Kuortane | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Kuortaneen kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E / 62.8083°N 23.5083°ECoordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E / 62.8083°N 23.5083°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Pentti Turunen | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 484.89 km2 (187.22 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 462.17 km2 (178.44 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 238th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,870 | |
| • Rank | 217th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.37/km2 (21.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.kuortane.fi | |
Kuortane is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,870 (31 August 2013)[2] and covers an area of 484.89 square kilometres (187.22 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.7 /sq mi).
Old church in Kuortane
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuortane is the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.
Kuortane is mostly known for the Kuortane Sports Institute and the history of pine tar production.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Kuortane at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Kuortane – Official website (Finnish)
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